Bajabulise Thela
South African beauty pageant titleholder
Bajabulise Thela (born 2003) is a South African model, philanthropist and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss African Beauty Universe 2026 and the Miss Universe South Africa 2026. She will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Thela also won several beauty titles includes Miss Teen Grand South Africa 2021 and Miss Mpumalanga 2024. She is the founder of Mambane Foundation.
Pageantry
Early pageantry
Miss Teen Grand South Africa 2021
Thela began her pageantry career at a very young age when she became the first Miss Teen Grand South Africa 2021. But she failed to complete at international stages, because she faced financial problems. In 2023, she was crowned Teen Universe South Africa 2023 and later represented South Africa as the ambassador at the Teen Universe International beauty pageant in Spain with Hlonela Mrwetyana.
Miss Mpumalanga 2024
In 2024, Thela was crowned the winner of Miss Mpumalanga 2024. During her reign, she actively partnered with organizations like the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (MER) to promote responsible behavior and youth education. After her final walk in 2025, she entered the Miss South Africa 2025, but she was not selected.
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